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Wichita Falls ISD temporarily changing grading policy in pandemic, also no final exams

Wichita Falls ISD students will receive progress or no-progress kinds of grades for the last semester this school year under a proposal trustees approved Tuesday during a special meeting.

In addition, the district will not give final examinations.

WFISD trustees gave the thumbs up to allow Superintendent Michael Kuhrt to temporarily adjust the grading policy for the end of the school year since the COVID-19 response shuttered campuses in Texas at least through May 4.

Associate Superintendent Peter Griffiths told trustees that WFISD has a system to help teachers gauge students' progress.

“We are looking at developing a grading procedure that does not hurt students during this time period and looking at more of a progress and no progress,” Griffiths said during the meeting that began at noon Tuesday.

“But we still want students to participate, so that’s why we’re going to progress and no progress,” he said.

Kuhrt said the district needs to show WFISD kids “an abundance of grace.”

“There are too many variables that our students are facing right now,” he said. “This pandemic will hurt students, and it shouldn’t.”